"Holy crap!" Right now, forget everyone else—even Paula Bloom and the Ghost Elder were staring in shock at what was happening.
"This kid is just full of surprises!" The Ghost Elder nodded with pride. Maybe others didn't get it, but he knew exactly what was up—this was the Undying Body Realm within the Nascent Soul Stage. Normally, you only see the 'Undying' state when someone's Nascent Soul power hits mid-stage, but Ryan Ling was only at the early stage and already packing mid-stage-level strength. Plus, he could casually spawn his own clones—yeah, nobody saw that coming.
Meanwhile, radar recorders in multiple countries were totally baffled—one after another, they started spitting out gibberish.
"Ryan Ling transformed!"
"Ryan Ling turned into a monster!"
"Ryan Ling is actually a clone!"
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For a moment, even the computer programs themselves were getting scrambled.
But the ones who were truly shaken were the fifteen Kunlun League South Asia Heads. Ryan Ling had just split into fifteen bodies, every one of them as strong as the original—nobody saw that coming.
"It's an illusion, it has to be an illusion!" The lead Head was so stunned he was seeing stars.
"Heh, kneel down and swear loyalty now, and I'll spare your lives!" Ryan Ling's main body smiled, and all fourteen of his clones instantly mirrored the exact same grin—each one beaming like the sun.
Suddenly, all the other Heads turned to look at their leader!
"Attack! Everyone, attack together!" The leader gritted his teeth. Kunlun League discipline was no joke—if you betrayed the League, you'd die without even knowing how.
Right then, the leader unleashed his power—his skin began to split and swell in chunks, and underneath it all was a freaky green glow.
"Dude, this guy's actually a monster!" Paula Bloom sucked in a breath.
And as soon as she said that, the other fourteen started transforming too—each one turning into a giant, clawed ant-monster. Inside and out, it was nightmare fuel.
"Crush him! Crush him!" The lead Head charged in, screaming like mad. With all of them showing their true forms, they instantly surrounded Ryan Ling. Their combined power whipped up hurricanes in the air, each one with a massive storm eye—the pressure was insane. Any living thing caught at the center would be shredded to pieces!
"Now this is getting interesting!" Ryan Ling smiled. He was taking the full force of fifteen hurricanes, but he didn’t budge—just stood there all chill. The towering waves reached him, and instantly melted into a calm little stream.
And it wasn’t just Ryan—right next to him, the Ghost Elder and Paula Bloom were totally unharmed too. The enemy’s aura couldn’t touch them at all.
"No way, I refuse to believe even his clones are invincible!" The lead Head saw how chill Ryan was and just got even more pissed.
In a flash, the leader unleashed a blast of power straight at the last of Ryan Ling’s clones.
There was a deafening boom, but Ryan’s clone at the end didn’t even flinch. Instead, the leader’s own palm got a chunk of flesh torn right off.
"Talk about overestimating yourself. Looks like it’s time to close the net!" Ryan Ling grinned, stepping forward—and all fourteen clones stepped forward in perfect sync.
Right now, he and his clones were standing at the eye of the storm. Normal experts wouldn’t even dare twitch a finger here, terrified of a thunderous death blow from any direction. But Ryan just strolled forward, totally unfazed.
"Advance!" Ryan joked as he walked toward the Kunlun League Heads. The monsters who’d been all claws and fangs now looked pale as ghosts, shrinking back and huddling together.
A few of the weaker ones were nearly coughing up blood—clearly, under Ryan’s pressure, nobody could stand up to him.
"Boss, we’re totally outmatched—let’s just surrender!" One of the Heads next to him shouted, face ghostly pale. He clearly thought fighting any more was pointless.
Right now, all fifteen Heads were totally rattled—their auras were all over the place!
"I refuse to believe we lost just like that! We control all of South Asia—I can’t accept losing here!" The lead Head was still stubborn, refusing to admit defeat.
Suddenly, he let out a furious roar. His monster body twisted, then started frantically sucking in all the energy from the world around him!
In an instant, his body swelled up, growing a whole size larger than before!
"You're absorbing spiritual qi from the world?" Ryan Ling was honestly taken aback by the move.
"Heh, even if I blow myself up today, I'm taking you with me! Qi overload!" The lead Head roared, slamming his whole body toward Ryan Ling.
All around, experts from neighboring countries—and elite recon teams glued to their radar screens—were watching with bated breath.
The other fourteen Heads instantly reverted to their true forms and scrambled backward, cranking up their defenses to max!
This was clearly the leader’s ultimate move—a do-or-die attack.
Compared to the previous storm, the spiritual qi surging through his body now was a thousand times stronger. If it exploded, the shockwaves would hit every country nearby!
Ryan Ling’s eyes narrowed. He slowly spread his fingers... and then stopped moving entirely.
"He’s not running, he’s not even defending himself—does he seriously think he can tank that insane qi bomb?" Everyone stared at Ryan, totally dumbfounded.
It was clear to everyone: if the Kunlun League South Asia leader blew himself up, it’d be a bigger blast than that atomic bomb dropped on Japan!
"Detonate!" The guy didn’t hesitate. The moment he was almost on top of Ryan Ling, he screamed at the top of his lungs.
But right then, Ryan suddenly yelled, "Absorb!"
And with that shout, something totally unexpected happened—the leader, who’d swelled up several times his size, started deflating like a punctured balloon. All the spiritual qi inside him was instantly dissolved by Ryan’s technique!
"No way!!" At that moment, not just the crowd—even the leader himself was totally stunned!
At least half of the other fourteen Heads dropped to their knees right there on the ocean.
These days, blowing someone up like that isn’t even considered a clever move!
But to flip the script and defuse a world-ending crisis in a blink—that’s real skill. It’s like defusing a ticking nuclear bomb in the time it takes to blink.
That kind of control? No contest—Ryan’s a hundred times stronger than the leader.
"Detonate, detonate!" The leader still refused to give up, trying to blow up again. But no matter how hard he tried, there wasn’t a shred of spiritual qi left in the sky for him to use!
"Spiritual qi of heaven and earth—absorb!" Ryan Ling smiled, gathering all the energy into his body and channeling it straight into the Ancient Skywood!
Right now, Ryan’s Ancient Skywood was primed to absorb spiritual qi. This fool wanted to compete with Ryan at qi absorption? That was just asking for humiliation. By sucking up all that energy, he’d actually made things easier for Ryan.
The moment all that powerful qi poured into the Ancient Skywood, it shot up several meters in height!
In no time, the Skywood’s control and absorption of spiritual qi became even more refined!
"You’re not human, you’re definitely not human—you’re a demon, a demon!" The lead Head was completely broken, screaming wildly.
"Don’t get so worked up. Honestly, I should thank you. Here, I’ll let you be the last to die!" Ryan Ling smiled coolly. With a glance, his fourteen clones instantly moved, appearing behind the rest of the Kunlun League Heads!
"Ryan Ling, we admit we were wrong! We’re willing to serve you, even be your slaves!" The Heads weren’t hesitating now—they were all crying and begging.
"Too late. You only get one chance. Kill!" Ryan Ling waved his hand—fourteen heads hit the ground in an instant!
"Now it’s your turn!" Ryan turned to the lead Head, his clones merging back into his body. In that instant, Ryan seemed even taller—like a god staring down his foe!